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Hard road out of Gloriavale
The daughter of Gloriavale leader Neville Cooper, who walked out of the commune after 41 years, says the latest family to leave face a hard road.
No one at Gloriavale 'against their will'
Gloriavale Christian Community has responded to accusations they were living in a "false system", by saying that "no one is here against their will".
Renter steals $12k of furniture
A 21-year-old Westport woman sold $12,000 of furniture -including a couch and fridge - from the furnished house she was renting.
Family walks out on Gloriavale commune
A family of 14 have walked out on a West Coast religious commune to start a new life after concluding they had been living in a “false system”.
Driver crashes over bank, into river
A driver was swept more than 200m downstream and found clinging to a tree after his small truck went over a bank and into the Buller River.
Hundreds of cattle left to starve
"There were dead animals in drains." A vet has described an horrific case of mistreating cattle on a farm as the worst he has seen.
Jetboaters ignore pleas to help swimmer
A desperate plea by 15 bystanders for passing jetboats to rescue a 30-year-old struggling in the chilly waters of the Hokitika Gorge were ignored by the boaties.
Tourist rescued from West Coast cave
Twenty people have rescued an American tourist from a West Coast cave after the woman suffered a suspected broken leg yesterday.
TranzAlpine track: A tale of two countries
The craggy and wild Main Divide really does split New Zealand into two different landscapes, writes Bronwyn Sell.
Man sentenced after he punched, kicked cow
A Reefton man who punched and kicked a cow at the Cape Foulwind dairy farm where he worked has been sentenced to community detention and community work.
Room check: Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef
Even the rain has a five-star edge at Te Waonui Forest Retreat, finds Bronwyn Sell.
Book charts airline's bumpy ride to top
Eighty five years ago the carrier that was to become Hawaiian Airlines started commercial flights using a plane dubbed the "ugly duckling".
Room check: Breakers Boutique Accommodation, Runanga
Bronwyn Sell stays at a family-friendly place with dramatic ocean views near Greymouth.
Tourist missing on Arthur's Pass hike
A search is underway after a French tourist went missing on a mountain hike in Arthur's Pass National Park.
Tourist 'bereft' over crash
A Chinese tourist who killed a friend in a rental car crash last week is “bereft” over the incident, a court has been told.
Tourist pleads guilty over West Coast crash
A Chinese woman on a trip to New Zealand has pleaded guilty over a West Coast crash that killed her companion and injured two others.
Tourists seen on wrong side of road
A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.
Disease-carrying tick found on West Coast
A blood-borne, tick-carried parasite, which causes serious a disease in cattle, has been identified for the first time on the West Coast.
Miracle escape as boulder smashes van
'Luckily for me, the van was sturdy.' A Greymouth woman has recounted the moment a massive boulder crashed into the vehicle she was sitting in.
Pregnant squatter: Officials change tune
Officials have changed their tune on a "derelict" Mokihinui house where a pregnant woman had been living.